Chapter 1644: Chapter 1946: The Heavenly Dragon Sect’s Plot (1)
"Sect Leader Yu, now that there are no outsiders, can we have a proper chat?" Ling Chen returned to his seat, looking at Yu Zhen beside him, and then gestured to the chair next to him. The latter hesitated for a moment, but eventually sat down obediently.
At this moment, Song Qingde had already fled, leaving him alone. If he could, he really wanted to run away. However, he knew in his heart that he couldn’t escape from Ling Chen’s grasp alone. Now, all he could do was cooperate.
"Sect Leader Yu, I actually admire you. The mere Lianhai Sect, with only a little over fifty people, has quite an appetite. But are you sure this piece of meat won’t be hard to digest after you swallow it?"
Faced with Ling Chen’s inquiry, Yu Zhen kept his head down, his eyes flickering, unsure of what he was thinking. After a while, he slowly raised his head, forcing a smile uglier than a cry, and looked at Ling Chen, saying, "Mr. Ling, I... I really know I was wrong. I beg you to spare me. I promise, I will never dare to offend the Dragon Tiger Hall again in the future."
Ling Chen said calmly, "If you had realized this earlier, today’s events wouldn’t have happened. Since you dared to act against us, you must have a strong backing. I’m curious, how did the Heavenly Dragon Sect convince you?"
Yu Zhen hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Tan Gang from the Heavenly Dragon Sect contacted me, asking me to attend a gathering. When I got there, I found that there were many leaders of various forces, including Song Qingde. Later, Tan Gang told us that their goal was to share in the profits of the Dragon Tiger Hall. At that time, I didn’t want to participate because I knew the strength of the Dragon Tiger Hall, which is not something we could contend with. It wasn’t just me; many others shared this sentiment. The proposal of the Heavenly Dragon Sect was good, but it also required the capability to follow through. Tan Gang seemed aware of our concerns and told us not to fear the Dragon Tiger Hall, assuring us that even if they retaliated, they had enough strength to handle it."
"So, did you believe them?"
Yu Zhen shook his head and said, "Of course not. How could mere words convince everyone? But then someone showed up at the gathering, and that person..." At this point, a trace of fear appeared on Yu Zhen’s face. "That person’s strength was terrifying. It was the first time I had seen someone so powerful, even more daunting than the experts on the Heavenly List. It was the presence of that person that gave everyone enough confidence to join the Heavenly Dragon Sect’s plan."
"That person?" Ling Chen asked with interest, "Who was that person you mentioned? Tell me the name."
"I don’t know. Tan Gang didn’t say. I also couldn’t understand how the Heavenly Dragon Sect, having just been established, could invite such a formidable ally."
After listening to Yu Zhen’s words, Ling Chen nodded secretly. He believed Yu Zhen wasn’t lying. At this point, the other party didn’t dare to deceive him. However, he was very curious about ’that person’ Yu Zhen mentioned. He wondered who could make Yu Zhen and the others so afraid.
As he pondered, Zhu Qing and the porridge girl emerged from the hidden passage, both returning to Ling Chen and giving a helpless expression, indicating they hadn’t managed to catch Song Qingde.
"Alright, I’ve asked everything I needed to." Ling Chen stood up from his chair and said, "Sect Leader Yu, there’s a saying: ’Blood for blood.’ Your Lianhai Sect attacked my Dragon Tiger Hall, causing many disciple casualties; how do you think this should be settled?"
"I..." Yu Zhen’s face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Mr. Ling, I was also deceived by others. I beg you to show mercy; I assure you I won’t oppose the Dragon Tiger Hall ever again, I..."
"It’s too late to say that now," Ling Chen cut in. "Since the deed is done, there are consequences to bear. Rest assured, I won’t take your life, but a small punishment is necessary." With that, he walked straight out of the hall.
As Ling Chen passed by the martial arts field, a miserable cry suddenly echoed from the hall. Meanwhile, Chen Junfeng and his entourage gradually followed Ling Chen’s footsteps.
Just as Ling Chen said, he didn’t take Yu Zhen’s life, but had Chen Junfeng cripple his martial arts. For Yu Zhen, an Earthly List expert, suddenly reduced to an ordinary person, this blow was punishment enough.
Back at the hotel, Ling Chen sat on the sofa with a piece of information in hand. The Jinyao Martial Arts Hall had been his initial target, but Song Qingde escaped, luckily stumbling upon Yu Zhen; otherwise, he’d return empty-handed.
"Ling Chen, who’s the next target?"
Hearing the porridge girl’s inquiry, Ling Chen looked at the list in his hand. After pondering for a while, he said, "Directly to the Heavenly Dragon Sect."
"To the Heavenly Dragon Sect?" Everyone was taken aback, not expecting Ling Chen to confront them directly.
"The Heavenly Dragon Sect is the true culprit. Rather than wasting time dealing with other forces, it’s better to go straight for the head. Besides, I’m very interested in that ’person’ Yu Zhen mentioned. Since that person is so powerful, they must have significant backing," Ling Chen said. Although Tong Zhentian had warned him to avoid direct conflicts with the Heavenly Dragon Sect for the time being to prevent draining the Dragon Tiger Hall’s strength, he didn’t want to confront them one by one. As long as he dealt with the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the forces that attacked the Dragon Tiger Hall would come begging for mercy.
Zhu Qing spoke up, "Both the Jinyao Martial Arts Hall and the Heavenly Dragon Sect are in Yangcheng. Song Qingde has definitely fled to the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and since the Heavenly Dragon Sect knows we’re coming, they’ll surely be prepared. If we go now, we might not fare well."
"Don’t worry, with Sir Chen and Ji Gang, along with me, can we possibly not handle the Heavenly Dragon Sect?" After a pause, Ling Chen continued, "Here’s the plan, you first send someone to the Heavenly Dragon Sect headquarters to scout the situation."
"Alright," Zhu Qing replied and turned to leave the presidential suite.
...
At seven in the evening, as night fell, Ling Chen and the porridge girl stood in front of the living room’s floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the night view outside, chatting occasionally. At this moment, the suite’s door was pushed open, and Zhu Qing walked in quickly, her face a bit grim.
"What’s wrong?" Ling Chen asked.
"Something happened." Zhu Qing frowned and said, "Yu Zhen is dead!"
Dead? Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly. When they left the Jinyao Martial Arts Hall, Chen Junfeng merely crippled Yu Zhen’s martial arts and didn’t kill him, yet now he was dead so soon after.
"How did he die?" he asked.
"That’s the problem. They’re saying it was our Dragon Tiger Hall that killed him."
